Location
Newmarket, Suffolk | United Kingdom
Job description
Job description
The Employer is: MILLENNIUM FORUM.
Join the Millennium Forum’s technical department as a key member of their backstage crew. You will have the opportunity to work on some of this years most spectacular shows, while receiving bespoke on-the-job training as fly crew, stage crew, stage management, sound and lighting.
You’ll be involved in all aspects of our technical teams work - including assisting our senior theatre technicians and visiting companies during shows and events, helping with fit-ups, get-ins, get-outs, crewing performances and contributing to the smooth day-to-day operations and maintenance of the technical department.
This is a hands-on jobs that can at times be labour intensive. .
Responsibilities
- To crew performances as directed by the technical manager - including as fly and stage crew.
- To prepare backstage areas for events and performances, both independently and under the direction and guidance of the technical manager.
- To ensure a high level of customer service is delivered to all visiting companies, cast, crew, and local community groups.
- To assist with get-ins and get-outs, ensuring a high standard of stage safety, manual handling and efficient working routines are consistently met.
- To ensure the safe and efficient loading, unloading, construction, rigging, and de-rigging of scenery, wardrobe, and production equipment as required.
- To ensure production equipment is set up, checked and working as per production schedule and that all equipment conforms to industry certification standards.
- To be responsible for personal safety and ensure that safe working practises are adopted at all times.
- To assist other departments as per operational requirements, as directed by Technical Manager.
- To be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of all backstage areas, ensuring a high standard of cleanliness is maintained.
- To be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all theatre equipment, along with the Technical Manager and senior technicians.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- Willingness to learn.
- Strong communication.
- Team player.
- Good organisation and time management.
- Ability to show initiative and work independently when required.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
- Flexibility to work unsociable hours, including evenings and weekends.
- An interest in working behind the scenes in live performances and events.
Desirable Skills
- Previous experience as stage or fly crew.
- Previous technical experience is not essential as full training will be provided, but an interest in working behind the scenes on live performances and events is.
Further Information
The Employer is: MILLENNIUM FORUM.
Although this is a part-time temporary opportunity, hours may be extended, and it could lead to a permanent position. The job advert may end before the closing date if requested by the employer.
Application Information
JOBSTART IS OPEN TO 16-24 YEAR OLDS. If you are on UC contact your Work Coach via your Journal. If you are in receipt of JSA, IS or ESA phone a Work Coach on 0300 200 7807. If you are 16-24 years old, unemployed, not in education or training and not in receipt of benefits phone 028 90726788.
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